SAP plans on removing the Fiori Client from mobile app stores, what now?

[antonette_oberholster]

Hi Experts,

I came across this note: 2992772 - Removal of SAP Fiori Client From Public App Stores

It recommends using your mobile browser instead. The 2 alternatives that are listed in the note both require MDM, SMP or EMM. But what if those are not options for you?

Ideally you would want to find a way for users to have an icon on their mobile devices, which is why I've been looking into PWAs (Progressive Web Apps) to prompt the user to add the icon to his home page Add to Home screen (A2HS) which would dimply launch the URL to Fiori. I have not been able to get this working yet.

Are there any alternatives to having a simple icon on your device that launches the Fiori Launchpad in your browser?

What are the alternatives to the Fiori Client app you are considering/ implementing?

Regards

Antonette

[gregorw]

Hi Antonette,

does your company use a Mobile Device Management System? Maybe the MDM Team can help you creating the Icons.

Best regards
Gregor

[former_member644704 · Accepted solution]

Hi Antonette

So far, I've been through 3 different alternatives of having the browser hyperlink:

1. Build your mobile app with Cordova CLI (for iOS you should have a mac and it requires some knowledge of Xcode / iOS certificates (generated from Apple Developer page). For Android is a little bit easier). The output is an App that you can install on your client devices. Hint: you can use diawi web page to generate a QRcode for easier installation (if you don't want to use the recommended solution that would be having a MDM solution such as Intune)
2. Use SCP Mobile Services. This is the easiest solution but it requires additional licensing. You have a wizard to generate the .ipa / .apk file
3. Use Neptune Software and Build the App within the platform. Then you should go through phoneGap for Android, but for iOS I had to use the solution described on step 1. Neptune would require additional licensing.

All those scenarios would allow you to improve the UX of having a dedicated icon (e.g. the company's logo), define a splash screen, define the target URL, add further Cordova plugins for a seamless integration with the target device), etc.

Kr

Hugo Oliveira

[daniel_ruiz2]

hi Antonetta,

Utilizing SAPUI5, I've created libraries and plugins that would enable the "Add To Home Screen" to users, controlled by Roles (PFCG).. much like anything we normally do.. in addition to have full offline capacity, both of static resources and OData calls.. I'm wrapping up OData v4 support at this stage.

What is neat about this approach is basically it needs no external license, no MDM, no BTP, no Mobile Services, no "native compilation" - none of this.. the users use the URL one time and they decide to install the PWA and after that they have full support to offline.. The solution consists in a few Fiori Applications that should be installed on Gateway (or SAP BTP) - perhaps you should ask your development team to look into a similar approach, would save you a lot of headaches ahead.

[cem_bastaci]

Another alternative is MDP Fiori Client.

Please check fioriclient.com